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And thank God for that because I had no idea as going to happen at thiswith Andy He told me to come by at nine o’clock I looked atI really didn’t want to hear that the Wild was lettingin the whole world I wanted to do was give Kacie that news on her birthday But we’d pro information And we hadn’t Not so ht months since our Hell Week, as she called it

Before I rolled out of bed and dragged irl a text

MORNING, JENSEN

Diesel hopped up and curled into et out of bed yet

K: GOOD MORNING TO YOU, MURPHY

LISTEN, I WAS THINKING… I’VE GOT A LOT OF ERRANDS TO RUN AROUND HERE I’M PROBABLY GONNA COME UP TOMORROW INSTEAD OF TODAY, OKAY?

I laughed out loud into be so pissed" A second later, my phone beeped

K: REALLY? TODAY? YOU HAVE TO RUN ERRANDS TODAY?

YEAH I’D LIKE TO GET THEM OVER WITH WHY? DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON?

K: UMMMM…

I couldn’t let her suffer anymore

JUST KIDDING I’M COMING UP OF COURSE I WOULDN’T MISS MY GIRL’S BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY

K: YOU JERK! I THOUGHT YOU REALLY FORGOT!

NOT ONLY DID I NOT FORGET, I ALREADY PLANNED OUT OUR EVENING AND ASKED YOUR MOM TO BABYSIT

I didn’t like lying to her, but I had been working too long on her surprise and I wanted her to think ere going out tonight after we all took her to dinner

K: YOU DID? WHERE ARE WE GOING?

CAN’T TELL YOU THAT IT’S A SURPRISE

K: WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

YOU STILL HAVE THAT BLUE DRESS THAT YOU WORE TO THE CHARITY BANQUET LAST YEAR?

K: NO, BUT I CAN BORROW IT FROM LAUREN AGAIN WE’RE GOING SOMEWHERE THAT FORMAL, HUH?

NOPE WE’RE GOING SOMEWHERE TOTALLY CASUAL, YOU JUST LOOK SMOKING HOT IN THAT DRESS

K: YOU’RE A PAIN IN THE ASS

THE BIGGEST I’LL BE UP IN A FEW HOURS

K: OKAY CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU I LOVE YOU

I LOVE YOU, MORE

"Well, look who decided to show up" Ellie smiled at me as the elevator doors opened "And only an hour and a half late"

"Sorry" I grinned back "Is he in there?"

She rolled her eyes and shook her head "Yep Go ahead in"

The door to Andy’s office creaked as I opened it He looked up from his co his hands behind his head

"I know, I know Shut up" I threw myself down on the leather couch across the room from him

"I didn’t say shit" He chuckled